Australia must join Horizon Europe

The global collaboration enabled by associating to the world’s largest research funding programme is critical to national impact, says Cecilia Hewlett

Men far more likely than women to author retracted papers

Disparity reflects broader under-representation of women in senior roles rather than increased likelihood men will make mistakes, researcher says

Equity ‘should be shared responsibility, not a competition’

Universities urged to collaborate on areas such as the language they use in admissions to ensure accessibility for non-traditional students

Global education ‘not aligned with real needs’ – OECD chief

Students struggling to find good jobs while employers say they cannot address skills shortages, Andreas Schleicher highlights

Levy criticism ‘makes me want to run screaming’, says Smith

No one has come up with a better way of convincing the Treasury to bring back maintenance grants, skills minister tells social mobility event

Former Darpa official named new Aria chief executive

Appointment of Kathleen Fisher to lead UK ‘high-risk, high-reward’ funding body will raise questions on shift towards defence research

First dip in Australian higher education attainment since 2016

Even though minor downswing could be no more than ‘statistical noise’, governance inquisitor chides sector for ‘stunning’ lack of curiosity

Dodgy behaviour ‘still rife’ in international education

Assistant minister doubles down on integrity measures, saying those who doubt the government’s determination ‘have rocks in their heads’

Five higher education names in the Epstein files

Is Canada still in the ‘big four’ overseas student recruiters?

End of ‘boom times’ for Canadian institutions could prompt them to be more adventurous, with ‘riskier’ recruitment and more branch campuses likely, say experts

Graduates in vocational study a sign of ‘job matching’ failure

People climbing down the qualification ladder shows that higher education has not gone to plan, study suggests

‘Cut red tape’ to unlock closer UK-Germany research ties

R&D funders urged to work together to boost global standing of both countries in wake of new treaty

‘Landmark’ cross-border university partnership agreed in Ireland

Dundalk Institute of Technology to join forces with Queen’s University Belfast to create new opportunities for student mobility and skills development

Student violence in South Africa is a symptom of systemic failure

As public attention focuses on unrest, South Africa’s universities are bearing the hidden costs of a broken system, says Pikolomzi Qaba

Increase London PhD allowance by £2,500, UKRI urged

Decades-long freeze on London weighting is making PhD study unaffordable despite recent record stipend increase, student groups warn